Gordon Earl Torkington

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Clerical Office at DPW, 1940, Rochester, Monroe, New York. From 1940 Census

• Gravestone: From Find a Grave, Mar 2002, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Gordon Earl Torkington
Birth: 17 Mar 1915
Death: 4 Mar 2002 (aged 86) Florida, USA
Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA
Plot: Range 9, SW 1/4, lot 57
Memorial #: 175283812
Family Members
Spouse
Grace Ethel Stevenson Torkington 1917-1996
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Added: 13 Jan 2017
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175283812
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 November 2019), memorial page for Gordon Earl Torkington (17 Mar 1915–4 Mar 2002), Find A Grave Memorial no. 175283812, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA ; Maintained by jeanp (contributor 47972385) .

• Residence: From 1920 Census, 1920, Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Name: Gordon Torkington
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Rochester Ward 21, Monroe, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 4


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Torkington Head M 42 New York
Celia Torkington Wife F 40 New York
Beatrice Torkington Daughter F 19 New York
Helen Torkington Daughter F 17 New York
Laura Torkington Daughter F 13 New York
Joana Torkington Daughter F 12 New York
George Torkington Son M 10 New York
William Torkington Son M 8 New York
Ruth Torkington Daughter F 6 New York
Gordon Torkington Son M 4 New York
Roy Torkington Son M 2 New York

District: ED 254
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 81
Line Number: 58
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 1123
GS Film Number: 1821123
Digital Folder Number: 004966619
Image Number: 00517

Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJG7-JYS : accessed 12 November 2019), Roy Torkington in household of George Torkington, Rochester Ward 21, Monroe, New York, United States; citing ED 254, sheet 4B, line 59, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1123; FHL microfilm 1,821,123.

Gordon married Grace E. Stevenson, daughter of George H. Stevenson and Minnie Pauline Hinkelman, in 1938 in Rochester, Monroe, New York. (Grace E. Stevenson was born in Oct 1918 in Rochester, Monroe, New York and died on 8 Nov 1996 in Florida.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage License: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Tuesday, Page 16, 21 Jun 1938, Rochester, Monroe, New York. Marriage Licenses

Gordon Torklngton, 74 Kansas St., Grace Stevenson. 53 Michigan St.